Dodie Brando

Actor

Female

BornFeb 7, 1897

HometownOmaha, Nebraska

DiedAug 16, 1954

Other NamesDorothy Julia Pen...

Dorothy Julia "Dodie" Pennebaker Brando was the mother of Marlon Brando and among the members of the Omaha Community Playhouse's first cast. Pennebaker was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Bessie Grace (née Gahan) and William John Pennebaker. Her maternal grandfather, Myles Gahan, was a doctor from Ireland, and her maternal grandmother, Julia Watts, was the daughter of an English immigrant. Pennebaker died of cancer aged 57.… Read More